Paralyzed woman makes marathon history

•May 8, 2012

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Paralysed Claire Lomas Finishes The London Marathon

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Claire Lomas shouts with joy as she passes Buckingham Palace as she walks the last mile of the Virgin London Marathon on May 8, 2012 in London, England. Ms Lomas, who is paralysed from the waist down after a riding accident in 2007, has taken 16 days to complete the 26.2 mile route. Starting out with 36,000 other runners she has averaged 2 miles a day with the help of a bionic ReWalk suit. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

A paralyzed British woman became the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic suit as she crossed the finishing line in London on May 8, 16 days after the race began.